Section 132.11. Monitoring.

 

(1)  The operator shall monitor the mining site in accordance with the monitoring plan contained in the mining permit. The department may require the operator to perform additional monitoring of environmental changes during the course of the permitted activity and for such additional periods of time as is necessary to satisfactorily complete reclamation.

(2)  The department may monitor environmental changes concurrently with the operator as stated in sub. (1) and for an additional period of time after the full bond is released pursuant to s. 293.63 , Stats.

(3)  

(a) Baseline data and monitoring data including the monitoring plan shall be reviewed at the time of annual permit review, or at such time as the operator requests any modification of the mining permit or reclamation plan.

(b) Baseline data and monitoring data shall be considered by the department in all enforcement actions including issuance of a stop order to an operator, requiring an immediate cessation of mining, in whole or in part, at any time that the department determines that there exists an immediate substantial threat to public health and safety or the environment.

(c) If the analyses of samples indicate that the quality of the groundwater is statistically significantly different from either baseline or background, the owner shall notify the department immediately.

(4)  Any request for modification of the monitoring plan contained in the mining permit shall comply with the procedures in s. NR 131.12 .

(5)  Bacteriological analyses of water samples, and all radiological analyses, shall be performed by the state laboratory of hygiene or at a laboratory certified or approved by the department of health and social services. Other laboratory test results submitted to the department under this chapter shall be performed by a laboratory certified or registered under ch. NR 149 . The following tests are excluded from this requirement:

(a) Physical testing of soil,

(b) Air quality tests,

(c) pH,

(d) Chlorine residual,

(e) Temperature.

History: Cr. Register, August, 1982, No. 320 , eff. 9-1-82; cr. (5), Register, April, 1986, No. 364 , eff. 8-28-86; correction in (2) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register, January, 2000, No. 529 .

Note

The requirement in this section to submit data from a certified or registered laboratory is effective on August 28, 1986. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1